n8n-nodes-n8n-api
A n8n node that allows you to create workflows using the n8n API.
Installation
Follow the installation guide in the n8n community nodes documentation.
Operations
Credential
Create
Allows you to create credentials.
Required fields:
- Name: name of the credential, eg.
John's GitHub Token - Credential Type Name: Type of the credential, eg.
githubApi - Data: JSON data for the credential, eg.
{
"server": "https://api.github.com",
"user": "octocat",
"accessToken": "octoCat'sTOKEN"
}Delete
Allows you to delete existing credentials
Required fields:
- ID: ID of the credential, eg.
17
Get
Allows you to get the credential based on the type.
Required fields:
- Credential Type Name: Type of the credential, eg.
githubApi
Execution
Delete
Allows you to delete an execution
Required fields:
- ID: ID of the execution, eg.
17
Get
Allows you to get data of an execution
Required fields:
- ID: ID of the execution, eg.
17
Get All
Fetches all the executions
Workflow
Activate
Allows you to activate a workflow
Required fields:
- ID: ID of the workflow, eg.
17
Create
Allows you to create a workflow
Required fields:
- Name: Name of the new workflow, eg.
My New Workflow - Nodes: Array of the nodes, eg.
[
{
"parameters": {},
"id": "1cce408f-3b10-407b-bb67-59f9df17e07a",
"name": "Start",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.start",
"typeVersion": 1,
"position": [
240,
300
]
},
{
"parameters": {
"operation": "get",
"id": 374
},
"id": "85caf357-28d6-4497-bc5d-2b14519e4c6d",
"name": "n8n node",
"type": "n8n-nodes-n8n-api.N8nApi",
"typeVersion": 1,
"position": [
460,
300
],
"credentials": {
"n8nApi": {
"id": "325",
"name": "n8n node account 2"
}
}
},
{
"parameters": {
"operation": "create",
"name": "Test Workflow 1",
"nodes": "={{ $json[\"nodes\"] }}",
"connections": "={{ $json[\"connections\"] }}",
"workflowSettingsUi": {
"settings": {
"saveExecutionProgress": true,
"saveManualExecutions": true
}
}
},
"id": "4400dc2f-3a9c-4f8b-a0e0-ce69e126c7e6",
"name": "n8n node1",
"type": "n8n-nodes-n8n-api.N8nApi",
"typeVersion": 1,
"position": [
700,
300
],
"credentials": {
"n8nApi": {
"id": "325",
"name": "n8n node account 2"
}
}
},
{
"parameters": {
"resource": "credential",
"operation": "create",
"name": "Test Credential",
"credentialTypeName": "slackApi",
"data": "{\n\"accessToken\":\"askdjfladjkflka\"\n}"
},
"id": "58410204-c252-42d4-9bc3-cee2e413dbfa",
"name": "n8n node2",
"type": "n8n-nodes-n8n-api.N8nApi",
"typeVersion": 1,
"position": [
460,
480
],
"credentials": {
"n8nApi": {
"id": "325",
"name": "n8n node account 2"
}
}
}
]- Connections: Connection data for the nodes, eg.
{
"Start": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "n8n node",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"n8n node": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "n8n node1",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
}
}- Workflow Settings: Settings for the workflow
Deactivate
Allows you to deactivate a workflow
Required fields:
- ID: ID of the workflow, eg.
17
Delete
Allows you to delete a workflow
Required fields:
- ID: ID of the workflow, eg.
17
Get
Allows you to fetch data of a workflow
Required fields:
- ID: ID of the workflow, eg.
17
Get All
Allows you to fetch all the workflows
Update
Allows you to update a workflow
Required fields:
- ID: ID of the workflow, eg.
17
NOTE: Rest of the fields same as the create operation
Credentials
For authentication, n8n API Key is required. Follow the instructions mentioned in the documentation to generate the API key.
Contribute
Open up a new issue to report any bugs or for feature request.
You're encouraged to submit pull requests!